POLARITY

I LOVE AMERICA

UNMASKING BIAS IN AI

Title: Polarity

Nuclear Samurai: What factors contribute to the polarization of American identity?

ChatGPT: The polarization of American society is deeply entrenched in the conflict between extreme right- and left-wing ideologies. On one side, there’s a fervent belief in individual freedoms, often associated with militarism, patriotism, and traditional values. On the other side, progressive ideals focused on equality, social justice, and peace. These polarized views create cognitive dissonance when attempting to define a singular American cultural identity. Both sides claim to represent the 'real' America, leading to intense division. The coexistence of these opposing forces within the same society makes for a stark and often contradictory image.

"I Love America" is a project that examines the biases in cultural representation within large language models (LLMs). This series exemplifies LLM-generated art, with both imagery and concepts derived from interactions with tools like ChatGPT (DALL-E 3) and GROK (FLUX). I choose to interpret these suggestions, running selections, latent upscaling, and further compositing in Photoshop to give each image my own unique touch, which affects the degree of bias present. All images reflect the point of view provided by ChatGPT, even when they conflict with my personal beliefs. The aim is to highlight how biases in LLMs may influence more than just cultural depictions, urging reflection on their broader implications as society increasingly integrates LLMs into daily life. As reliance on AI grows, addressing data bias will become an essential challenge.